THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR BOTH THESE MARKETS EXCEPT:
Certified Growers are Needed in our Saturday Market!

ENTERTAINERS: Different requirements pertain to you. Email Christy Johnson directly at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get on the Entertainment calendar for many special events.

HOW TO BECOME A VENDOR

AT ANY FARMERS’ MARKET:
Each Farmers' Market has its own local government requirements include permits and licenses by the City and other governing boards. You will need to get in touch with each Farmers' Market for those stipulations. Find all Certified Farmers' Markets in San Diego County here: www.SDFarmBureau.org then click on the "Buy Local" tab.

All the Farmers' Markets are also governed by the County Department of Environmental Health and the State Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures. The County and State requirements are the same in every San Diego market. We have included some links to these agencies below.

Each Vendor must bring their own Canopy (or Umbrella) for shade and everything you want to put under it: Tables, Chairs, Displays, etc. The market only provides the space for you. Each Space is 10' x 10' which is the size of the average Canopy. Most spaces have room for one average size vehicle. If your vehicle or your canopy is extra large you will need to rent two spaces or unload and park off site.

Vendor set up starts no sooner than 1 hour before the markets start (noon in Carlsbad Village). Unless you are a permanent vendor, do not set up until the Market Manager has placed you in your spot. If you set up in the wrong spot it is likely that you will have to move everything.

AT THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE FARMERS’ MARKET:

VENDOR CATEGORIES
There are 5 different categories of Vendors at the two Carlsbad Village Farmers’ Markets:
1) PRODUCE - Certified Produce, Flower, and Plant Vendors
2) FOOD - Hot, Cold and Packaged Food Vendors
3) CRAFTS - Arts and Crafts Vendors - 75%+ handcrafted
4) INFO - CVA Members – For Marketing Purposes Only
5) NON-PROFIT – Social or Civic Organizations

All Vendors (except Vendor Categories 4 & 5 above)—unless their products are very unique and not sold by any Village business—must either produce their own products, be a family member of the producer, or an employee of the producer to get into the market. You cannot be a reseller or distributor of a product unless it is more than 75% handcrafted and cannot be found elsewhere in the Village.

We have a waiting list for Vendors interested in our Wednesday market which opened in 1994. We are currently building our Saturday market which opened in 2005. Participation in Saturday is required as a proving ground for all new Vendors. When a space becomes available in Wednesday, Vendors who have done well on Saturday, AND will stay in the Saturday market, will be considered first for Wednesday's market.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Vendors are required to have the following listed documents. All documents must be current and a current copy of each document must be provided to the Farmers’ Market Manager before selling can begin in the Market. Current certificates, licenses, etc. that pertain to you as a vendor must be displayed in your stall, before you begin and while selling, each week at the market.

ALL VENDORS:
Every Vendor is required to have the following documents in our files:
Carlsbad Business License - Required by the City to sell in Carlsbad.
Vendor Application & Approved Items List
Signed Vendor Agreement Signature Page
In addition, Permanent Vendors are required to have Comprehensive Liability Insurance, including Products Liability, for $1,000,000 (one million dollars) per occurrence naming the Carlsbad Village Association and the City of Carlsbad as additional insureds.
A possible insurance carrier: www.specialtyinsuranceagency.com/vendor-insurance.html

Also, each category of Vendor has specific requirements. we also need copies of these documents in our files:

1) PRODUCE
Certified Producer Certificate.
Info here: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/reusable_components/images/awm/Docs/cfm_cpcapp.pdf
Avocados - Certificate, if selling Avocados
Organic Producers - Independent Certification as an Organic Grower
Organic Producers - California Organic Registration
Plants and Flowers - Resale License:
Application info here at the State Board of Equalization: www.boe.ca.gov/info/reg.htm

2) FOODS

You must make your open food in a Permitted Commissary Kitchen. Here are some local contacts:

Floral Trade Center, Carlsbad – Call Juanita: (760) 438-1032

Slice of Heaven Catering, Oceanside – Call Holli: (760) 200-7137
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Temporary Food Facility Permit
Food Handlers Card
Vehicle Sticker to Carry Open Food
These permits are obtained from the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health:
www.sdcounty.ca.gov/deh/food/pdf/publications_specevent_vendor.pdf

3) CRAFTS
Resale License
Application info here at the State Board of Equalization: www.boe.ca.gov/info/reg.htm

4) INFO
CVA Membership Required (Click here for a CVA Membership Form) - Booth use is by appointment only, made with the Farmers' Market Manager, on a rotating schedule with other interested CVA Members. No selling is allowed at these booths. You may only take orders, make appointments, offer samples, give information, educate, promote, run contests and raffles, work for tips, etc. Scheduling is based on availability and a rotating schedule of all interested CVA members.

Info Vendors:
Must be a current Member of the CVA which is currently $125/year then the booth rental is free as part of CVA membership benefits. You may use the booth one time for $20 to try it out and if you would like to schedule again you must become a CVA Member. Email the Market Manager for scheduling.

READY?
Contact the Farmers' Market Manager for more info:
Christy Johnson, Farmers' Market Manager
Carlsbad Village Association
Cell: (760) 687-6453
Office: (760) 434-2553
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